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WINDOW GLASS PROTECTOR. APPLICATION EILED NOV.20. 19w.

1,309,136. Patented July 8,1919.

HARRY HORN, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 8, 1919.

Application filed November 20, 1918. Serial No. 263,282.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY HORN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of particularly those of large show windows,

is very great and that the damage from such breakage is not limited to the mere cost of replacing the glass, but extends to the injury of goods, and not infrequently to persons. So far as applicant is aware, no suc cessful means or expedient has been devised for precluding this breakage, notwithstanding it was patent to all. The present invention does so, however, and, moreover, in a simple, efficient and economical manner.

From a structural standpoint, the invention, in its generic aspect, embodies means, cooperating with the sash and glass, whereby vibrations imparted to the glass are transmitted to the frame, or otherwise dissipated, before they become so pronounced as to injuriously affect the glass.

From a more specific standpoint, the invention embodies a bracket or arm, or a plurality of the same, one end of the bracket being attached to the sash, and the other end having secured thereto a more or less resilient or yielding member, such as rubber, which engages the glass and precludes undue vibration thereof.

In the accompanyin drawings, I have illustrated the preferred, practical embodiment of the invention, but it is understood that this construction is typical only, and not exclusive of the different forms in'which the invention may be embodied.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation with the device of this invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section of a window showing a plan view of the device; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section of a window pane and sash showing the device in side elevation.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the WlIlClOW frame, 2 and 3 the pane of glass. The window glass protector embodies a bent or curved arm 4, at one end of which is a sash attaching head 5, preferably the shape illustrated in order to provide a somewhat extensive and preferably more or less ornamental, bearing surface. This head is secured to the window sash in any suitable way, as by providing the same with an aperture to which a screw 6 may be inserted and driven into the sash. The opposite end of arm 6 is sobent that it extends comparatively close to the window pane and has affixed thereto a yielding or cushioning member 7, composed of rubber or other appropriate material. If desired, the cushioning member or head 7 may be provided with a bore forming a suction cup or depression 8 adapted to create more or less suction between the cushioning member and the window pane. The cushioning member may be fixed to, or associated with, the arm in any desired manner, but, as shown, it is provided with a socket into which the end of the arm extends, whereby the cushioning member is gripped between the window pane and the end of the arm or bracket.

The device is simple to manufacture, readily installed, and, in practice, has been demonstrated to efliciently accomplish its intended purposes.

It will be understood that slight or formal changes may be made in the specific structure described, such as the substitution of equivalents, without departing from the spirit or substance of the invention, the scope of which is commensurate with the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

A window glass protector embodying an arm or bracket secured to the window sash. and overlying the window pane, and a suction cup, carried by the bracket and engaging the face of the glass, said suction cup being caused to tightly grip the glass by the partial vacuum in said cup.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

HARRY HORN.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by'addressing the Commissioner of latents, Washington, D. 0. 

